Former D-F resident, FA teacher honored

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50-YEAR MASONIC SERVICE MEDAL — Former Dover-Foxcroft resident and Foxcroft Academy teacher Richard Harvey, third from left, was recently presented with his 50-year Masonic Medal in his current hometown of Farmington. From left are DDGM, RW Herb Libby of the 5th Masonic District, Harvey’s son Jim, Harvey, his wife Peg, his daughter Nancy Harvey DeSotto and DDGM, RW Thomas Skofield from the 15th Masonic District. 

Richard Harvey earns service medal for 50 years of dedicated contributions

FARMINGTON — Richard M. Harvey, the son of Bus and Betty Harvey, was presented with his 50-year Masonic Service Medal and pin by DDGM, RW Herb Libby on June 21 at The Edgewood Manor in Farmington.

Harvey resides at the Pierce House in Farmington. He was born in Bangor in 1934 and at age 14 his family moved to Dover-Foxcroft where his father had his own business. Harvey graduated from Higgins Classical Institute in Charleston.

He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1955-57, and married his wife of 59 years Peg in 1957. Harvey attended Gorham State College from 1958-62 and earned his degree in education. He received his Master’s Degree at the University of Maine in Orono.

Harvey taught at Morse High School in Bath from 1962-65, Foxcroft Academy from 1965-71 and was principal of regional vocation at Mount Blue High School in Farmington for 25 years before retirement. “I have lived in a lot of places in my life but I consider Dover-Foxcroft my home,” Harvey said.

Also at the presentation was Harvey’s wife who is a resident of Edgewood Manor in Farmington, their daughter Nancy Harvey DeSotto from Epping, N.H., their son Jim Harvey from Sumter, S.C., DDGM, RW Thomas Skofield from the 15th Masonic District and Judy Libby, wife of RW Libby DDGM of the 5th Masonic District.